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CUFF BUTTON Filed March 17 1924 mil-Ins" Patented July 29, i924.

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SAMUEL F. BERNARDINI .AND PARIS DELLA CASS-E, OF CUDDY, lENNSYLVANIA.l

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Application filed March 17, 1924. Serial No. 699,649.

To @ZZ whom. t may concern.'

Be it known that we, SAMUEL F. BERNAR- Dm'i and PARIS DELLA CASSE, bothcitizens of the United States, residing at Cuddy, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cuff Buttons, of which the following is aspecification.

This inventiony relates to cuff-buttons and more in particular to socalled detachable cuff-buttons.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide acuff-button which can be opened or closed very rapidly, withoutrequiring the removal of the parts thereof from the sleeve-cuffs.Another object is to provide a button j which is practically proofagainst accidental loosening, once it is applied. Still another objectis to provide a button made in two separable parts which can beconnected together in a substantially rigid manner. Further objects ofthis invention are to provide such a device which is neat in appearance,simple in construction and which can be manufactured at relatively lowcost. Additional features and advantages of this invention will appear'from the following description taken in consideration with theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of this application, and inwhich:

Fig. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken through the center ofthe cuff-button.

Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to the section shown inFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 isl a cross-section showing the first step in the preferredmethod of constructing a retaining member used in the device.

Fig. 5 is a topi view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 represents the final step in forming the retaining member.

Fig. 7 is a top view of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a cross-section showing a modied construction of the retainingmember.

Fig. 9 is a fractional side view of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawing, the cuifbutton comprises a male half 1 and afemale half 2 which are joined together by means of the centralconnecting stem 3 provided with the cross arms, or retaining anchor 4and built upon the cap 5 of the male half. This cap is in turn securedto the upper flanged part 6 of the stud 7, the base 8 of which is flaredout to provide a support for the disc-plate 9 upon which is mounted theornamental top 10 which is secured thereon by means of the rim member11, having its edges folded over the base and the said top.

The female half is also composed of a stud 12, having an upper flangedbase 13 upon which is the Ydisc-plate 14 carrying the ornamental top 15,retained thereon by the double-flanged rim 16. This disc-plate is formedwith an inwardly directed shell 17, the lower part of which is formedwith a restriction 18 acting as a guide and support for the outer endofthe connecting stem 3. Surrounding the shell 17 is a coil spring 19having its bottom turns freely encased in a thimble 20, providedcentrally with an aperture 21 traversed by the connecting stem 3; thisthimble being longitudinally movable within the stud 12. The latter hasalso a lower, conical flange 22, the base of which is adequately reducedin diameter, as shown by numeral 23, to provide a stop for the thimble.Secured to the lower iiange is the female cap 24 which is provided withan inwardly directed integral hub-member 25 having an oblong aperture 26cut therethrough of suflicient size to permit the introduction of theretaining anchor 4. Rectangularly disposed to said aperture are twoaligned slots, or notches 27, cut into the edge of the hub and wideenough to receive the retaining anchor, but just sufficiently deep toprevent the latter from working loose, or turning, once it is inserted.

The preferred method of forming the retaining anchor may `best beunderstood by referring to Figs. 2 and 4 to 7. As shown therein, theconnecting stem 3, which is preferably made of very ductile metal andintegral with the cap 4, is greatly expanded at the proper place andthen compressed to form the circular flange 28. Thereafter, twodiametrically opposite sides of this flange are folded forwardly overthe stem until they assume a substantially semi-circular shape, with thestraight side adjacent the cap 4.

In Figs. 8 and 9 is illustrated another method of making use of a solidstem and retaining anchor 29; the stem having a reduced portion 30 whichis inserted in the central neck 31 and then riveted over. This assembledconstruction may be resorted to when the special machinery required forthe former method of manufacture is not available. lt will be noted fromthe various figures that the outer end of the connecting stem isprovided with a slight taper 32 to facilitate its insertion into themale half of the cuff-button.

The method of application of the cuff-button is very simple and is asfollows The male and female halves of the cuff-button are each passedthrough their corresponding button-holes of a cuff, the connecting stemand retaining anchor are then inserted into the female half and pressedagainst the thimble 2U a sutiicient amount to lift the cross-arms of theretaining anchor past the edge of tle hub. The male half is then turneduntil the cross-arms snap into the notches 27, wherein they will be heldby the pressure of the coil spring 19. @wing to the engaging curve ofthe hub and the beveled end of the connecting stem, the operation ofjoining both halves of the cuff-button may be easily performed by thesense of touch only, after a few applications. It will be noted that,Aonce joined, the halves are held firmly against side-wise movements onaccount of the guiding action of the thimble and the shell on theconnecting stem, and that accidental separation due to direct pull willbe practically eliminated.

Obviously, the invention is not limited or restricted to the precise,and exact details of the construction as illustrated and described,because it is susceptible of variety of embodiments, and minormechanical changes maybe made in such preferred construction of theinvention without departing from the substance or essence of theinvention and without the sacrifice of any of its substantial benefitsand advantages as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

lhat we claim is 1. In a cuff-button, a male part and a female part; asubstantially cruciform retaining member secured to said' male part, thelongitudinal stem of said retaining member extending considerably beyondthe crossarms thereof; an aperture provided in said female part engagedby said retaining member; rectangularly disposed notches provided insaid female part for engagement by sait retaining member; springoperated means to hold said retaining mem-ber in said notches againstrotation, and a sleeve element positioned within the female member andclosely engaged by said extension of the retaining member.

2. In a cuff-button, a male part having a substantially cruciform,centrally disposed, retaining member provided with a longitudinalextension; a female member comprising a female cap supported by a hollowstud; an aperture in said cap to be engaged by said retaining member;rectangularly disposed notches provided in said cap for engagement bysaid retaining member; a spring positioned within said stem and providedwith a thimble having a central aperture engageable by saidstem-extension; means to limit the outward movement of said thimble; asleeve member positioned within said stud and having a centralrestriction closely fitting said stem extension for securing sameagainst lateral movement.

In testimony whereof we atliX our signatures.

SAMUEL F. BERNARDINI. PARIS DELLA CASSE.

